You can enjoy some of Perez's portraits of more famous female superheroes by clicking here, and some grand imagery of the Batman Family by clicking here. His portraits of Wonder Woman have also been featured on many Wonder Woman Wednesdays.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
In memory of George Perez
You can enjoy some of Perez's portraits of more famous female superheroes by clicking here, and some grand imagery of the Batman Family by clicking here. His portraits of Wonder Woman have also been featured on many Wonder Woman Wednesdays.
Friday, April 1, 2022
It's 4/1 and a Fantastic Friday
Here's a little off-color fun featuring the First Family of the Marvel Comics Universe, courtesy of Frank Cho.
Friday, March 4, 2022
Friday, February 11, 2022
Fantastic Friday!
"The Fantastic Four" first appeared in 1961, in a comics magazine published by Marvel Comics. Created and co-plotted by Jack Kirby (artist) and Stan Lee (writer), their early appearances were reminiscent of DC Comics' sci-fi/adventure title "The Challengers of the Unknown" (which Kirby illustrated, and possibly co-plotted, for a while before creating this group). The Fantastic Four, however, quickly evolved into something wholly unique, with Kirby and Lee spinning tales featuring equal amounts of cosmic mysteries, superhero action, and down-to-earth--if tending toward the soap-operatic and melodramatic--family dynamic between the characters and their growing supporting cast.
Lee and Kirby wrote and drew the "Fantastic Four" for roughly 110 monthly and annual issues. These issues, and the 200 or so that followed, still remain my favorite Marvel Comics... and the Fantastic Four (as they existed in the stories told by Kirby & Lee, followed by Marv Wolfman, Doug Moench, and a variety of a artists, and, ultimately, John Byrne) was a cornerstone of the entire Marvel Universe.
The Fantastic Four began to drift as a property as of issue #301 and by the mid-1990s, they had fallen from their position as Marvel's First Family. Over the past 30 years, there has been numerous reboots and re-inventions of the Fantastic Four, in addition to several cancellations and revivals of their title... but none of the creators that have brought us those tales have been able to recapture the Golden Age of the first 25-30 years of the characters. (As a big fan of Sue, Reed, Johnny, Ben, and all their family and friends, I have kept hoping someone might... but so far, I've only been disappointed.)
This post series presents drawings that celebrate the glory years of the Fantastic Four! This year, I hope to make at least one each quarter.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Sunday, May 2, 2021
In memory of John Paul Leon
Friday, March 19, 2021
Fantastic Friday
Friday, January 8, 2021
Artist Steve Lightle has passed away
Here's a little of his art, in memory.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Sunday, March 8, 2020
International Day of the Spider-Woman
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Wonder Woman Wednesday
By Jose Luis Garcia Lopez |
By George Perez |
By John Byrne |
By Ben Dunn |